Lauren Underwood said "I would like to add that unlike the experience that the United States had in the Marshalls in the fifties, there is ample evidence that this is risky. This is something that is occurring some 40 years after the testing in the Marshall Islands, and perhaps we could excuse some of the earlier testing because we were unsure about the consequences. But in this particular instance we are very sure of the consequences, but France proceeded without any respect, without any attention to the kinds of outrage which were expressed in the Pacific. I would like to commend again the gentleman from American Samoa for his diligent work on this issue and his leadership on this issue." @ PoliticalQuotes.com

On the recordJanuary 31, 1996

I would like to add that unlike the experience that the United States had in the Marshalls in the fifties, there is ample evidence that this is risky. This is something that is occurring some 40 years after the testing in the Marshall Islands, and perhaps we could excuse some of the earlier testing because we were unsure about the consequences. But in this particular instance we are very sure of the consequences, but France proceeded without any respect, without any attention to the kinds of outrage which were expressed in the Pacific. I would like to commend again the gentleman from American Samoa for his diligent work on this issue and his leadership on this issue.

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Lauren Underwood

Democratic · Illinois

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Editor's note · Context

Addressing the risks of nuclear testing in the Pacific and commending a colleague's efforts.

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